Funko has sent out a message that there is an exclusive Lucky Mickey Mouse Pop! figure being released today, Wednesday, February 24, at 11:00 am PT. What’s Happening: A limited-edition Lucky Mickey Mouse Funko Pop! will be released on Funko’s website at 11:00 am PT. There will be a limit of two of each item at release […]
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Serpents and spiders, tails of a rat, there’s a new magnet, we’ll show you where it’s at. There’s a brand new magnet at the Magic Kingdom today, featuring Madame Leota and her crystal ball. Madame Leota Magnet — $14.99 The magnet features Madame Leota herself with a multitude of her spooky spells. Fans of the Haunted Mansion attraction will recognize the spells that make up her hair and face as the same incantations from the attraction. The magnet is black […]
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If you’re thinking of booking a Disney World vacation in 2021 (especially for the 50th anniversary festivities!), you may notice one thing: not EVERY hotel is currently open!
Yacht and Beach Club
It can be hard to determine exactly which hotels are currently open, and which hotels have official reopening dates. But don’t sweat it, we’ve got you covered!
Here’s a COMPLETE list of which Disney World hotels are open right now AND when more of your favorite resorts are reopening!
The majority of Disney World resort hotels are OPEN and accepting new reservations for now through December 31st, 2022! Here’s what’s available for guests as of February 2021:
Grand Floridian
Additionally, the Disney Vacation Club areas of certain resorts have reopened, even though the normal hotel rooms at some of these spots are not available:
Kidani Village
Note that you do NOT need to be a Disney Vacation Club member to stay at these villas, bungalows, and towers!
Wilderness Lodge
Now that we know what’s open right NOW, here’s what’s opening soon!
The family favorite value resort, Disney’s All-Star Movies has a reopening date of March 22, 2021! The resort was originally announced to be opening on February 9th, 2021, but it was pushed back.
All-Star Movies
Though the DVC section of Beach Club is currently open, the rest of the resort will reopen on May 30th, 2021, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend!
Beach Club
And just one week later, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge will reopen!
Its rooms are available starting on June 6th, 2021!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is the only Disney World hotel scheduled to reopen in summer 2021. But when will it reopen? Well, we don’t know yet! Disney has just announced its season.
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Previously, the Polynesian was scheduled to reopen on October 4th, 2020, but that date was PUSHED BACK when it was announced that the resort would be getting a Moana-themed refurbishment!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
We’ve been checking out the refurb, and we’ll be sure to share updates when an opening date is announced!
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn was originally set to reopen on October 1st, 2020, but that date was taken off the calendar, and it no longer has a reopening date. These are all of the resorts that don’t have a reopening date yet:
Port Orleans Riverside
Whenever these resorts have reopening dates, we’ll be sure to let you know! And when they do open back up, you know we’ll be there to let you know how things are!
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The global health crisis has had a huge impact on the travel industry, particularly for cruise lines.
Disney Cruise Line Wonder Ship details
As of this year, sailings for Disney Cruise Line were originally canceled through February, but those cancellations were later extended to March, and then April. Now, more sailings have officially been canceled.
Disney Cruise Line has announced that all sailings through May have been canceled. In addition, European sailings on the Disney Magic are now suspended through August 10th.
Disney Magic
Disney will also continue to cancel all sailings longer than 7 nights, per current CDC guidelines. The company is also evaluating Disney Wonder’s schedule in Alaska after the Canadian government announced it would not allow ships with more than 100 passengers to dock anywhere within the country until February 28th, 2022.
Disney Wonder
Disney will offer affected guests who have paid their reservations in full the choice of a cruise credit (which was recently extended) for a future sailing or a full refund. Guests who have not paid in full will receive a refund for what they’ve paid so far. We’ll keep you updated when we learn more.
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios
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Heading to Disney in the next few months? We’ve got good news!
Cinderella Castle
Disney Park Passes have been almost completely refilled! Once guests have a valid theme park ticket, they need to make one of these reservations for their first park of the day. We’ve previously seen February and even March filling up, but more spots are available once again.
Previously, Annual Passholders had limited availability in February and March, with all 4 parks booked for February 27th.
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Now, Passes have been replenished for February, although Disney’s Hollywood Studios is unavailable on the 26th and 27th.
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Passes were also fully restocked for March and beyond!
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Similarly, both Resort Guests and Theme Park Ticket Holders have seen their February Park Passes almost fully restocked. Hollywood Studios is full on February 25th, but other than that, these guests can choose from any of the 4 parks every day.
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Resort Guests and Theme Park Ticket Holders also have full access to the parks in March — a large chunk of the month had been partially full before.
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Like Annual Passholders, Resort Guests and Theme Park Ticket holders have wide-open options for any of the following months. Do keep in mind, though, that October 1st (Disney World’s 50th anniversary) is fully booked for all guest types at Magic Kingdom.
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In other words, all 4 parks are wide open to all guest types, as long as you’re not visiting Disney World this weekend or on October 1st. We’ll keep you posted as the calendar continues to shift. Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney news!
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Disney Cruise Line has sent an update canceling all sailings through May 2021 and Disney Magic sailings through August 10, 2021. What’s Happening: Disney Cruise Line has sent out a couple of updates dealing with cancellations and the updated guidelines in Canada. They have canceled all sailings currently going through May 2021. For the Disney […]
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When I first read about the new limited-time Annual Passholder perk for the Fossil Fun Games at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, my eyes rolled pretty hard. This “perk” is available during weekdays to Annual Passholders who purchase three games tokens for Fossil Fun Games. After purchasing the three game tokens, Passholders will receive a complimentary non-Disney consolation prize. To me this effort was a simply ploy to get rid of game prize plush that Disney no longer uses. When I went to Animal Kingdom with my son earlier this week I learned I was absolutely right, and also this ploy earned me some fun memories with my son.
The Fossil Fun Games are tucked in the back of Dinoland U.S.A. Without a functioning Primeval Whirl coaster, this part of Dinoland is usually pretty empty and sad on most days. But with the Annual Passholder weekday perks in place, I did notice more guests in this area. And certainly with the complimentary prize for passholders, I saw more folks playing the games.
At first I wasn’t going to give in and purchase three game tokens, but my preschooler knows how to pull my strings. I purchased the token at one of the many booths set up in the area. It was $15.00 for the three tokens. I was given the receipt and told I needed to show the receipt at Chester and Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures merchandise shop to get the complimentary plush prize.
We played the Fossil Fueler water gun game 3 times, and lost each time. The whole experience lasted about 7 minutes. Certainly the value of playing these games is pretty low. In fact, we did the math on how much it costs to play the games for an hour, if you’re curious. I’m not one for participation prizes, but darn if it did not feel good to say to my son “that’s okay, we’ve got a prize waiting for us to pick up,” at the end of our losing streak.
We headed over to Chester and Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures and waited in line at the registers. When it was our turn I showed our receipt of the three game tokens and my Annual Pass credentials in the MyDisneyExperience app. We had a choice between a purple snake or a green snake.
My son chose green, and he immediately feel in love. The snake is about six feet long and has reversible sequins. It was a total gimmick, but it was nice to walk away with some sort of prize.
Have you ever played the Fossil Fun Games? Would you do so again, or hard pass?
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With preparations already underway in advance of Walt Disney World’s fiftieth anniversary this October, work is progressing steadily on Cinderella Castle’s “earidescent” transformation for the occasion. Little has changed on the front, but on the stage, it’s a different story. The bars on the left side of the stage that were visible recently have been removed, allowing for a better look at some of the elements protruding from the stage. It’s likely that the right side of the stage will […]
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